Quoted in the press

"Investors are still waiting for their cleantech investments to produce returns," says Dallas Kachan, who runs the San Francisco clean technology consulting firm Kachan & Co. "Nobody's seen the stellar home runs they were hoping for 5 years ago."

“Even then, hurdles remain, such as the subsidy, land and tax incentives for local Chinese firms,” said [Jim] Mahoney, who wrote a report for the Kachan & Co. cleantech research firm about cooperation in China.

"Silver Spring has been one of the most highly anticipated U.S. cleantech IPOs ever," said Dallas Kachan, managing partner of cleantech research firm Kachan & Co. "Its first-day performance is nice to see, but save the applause. By pricing at the middle of its range, upward movement was likely."